M5.3 earthquake 199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Oct 28, 1985, 10:35 AM GMT+12 (22:35 UTC), 565 km (351 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-27 22:35:18 UTC
- Depth
- 565.1 km (351.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.717° S, 178.835° W
- Region
- Fiji
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9242 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14932 days ago · 583 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.7208 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14928 days ago · 576 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.4295 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14923 days ago · 452 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.6263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14923 days ago · 617 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.4211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14920 days ago · 559 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.7289 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14914 days ago · 439 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.1285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14900 days ago · 629 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.4187 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14898 days ago · 631 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.7285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14897 days ago · 475 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002m6g (also filed as gcmtb102785c, gcmt19851027223518, iscgem514561). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.